Director Rail Infrastructure North and West – Ref 17584
Salary: £120,000
Locations: Birmingham or Leeds
At the Department for Transport (DfT) we’re working to improve every kind of journey. We’re harnessing new technology to create safer, more sustainable transport, and by creating better connections between people and places, we’re enabling greater growth opportunities for communities UK-wide. Carrying 1.7 billion passengers a year, Rail sits at the heart of the Government’s sustainable transport strategy, providing crucial access to jobs, education, and leisure opportunities particularly in rural areas.
We are seeking an exceptional individual to join the Rail Services Group as Director Rail Infrastructure North and West. This is one of the most exciting programme delivery roles in Government, and as Senior Responsible Owner for the TransPennine Route Upgrade, you will be responsible for a £20bn portfolio of investment spending around £1bn per annum, driving the transformation of the rail network in the North of England.
To be successful, you will need to be an effective, inspiring leader capable of delivering and building strong, collaborative partnerships and networks across organisational and regional boundaries. You will need extensive experience of leading the development and implementation of significant, large scale, complex, high risk, high value projects and programmes, gained in rail or wider sectors, operating in a political environment.
To book a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Reece D’Alanno, reece.dalanno@veredus.co.uk or Laura Spurgin, laura.spurgin@veredus.co.uk
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